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   Edaphosauridae
         n 1: a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria [syn:
               {Edaphosauridae}, {family Edaphosauridae}]

English Dictionary: edifice by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edaphosaurus
n
  1. heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edification
n
  1. uplifting enlightenment [syn: edification, sophistication]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edifice
n
  1. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
    Synonym(s): building, edifice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edda \Ed"da\, n.; pl. {Eddas}. [Icel., lit. great-grandmother
      (i. e., of Scandinavian poetry), so called by Bishop
      Brynj[a3]lf Sveinsson, who brought it again to light in
      1643.]
      The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian
      tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas
      (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.
  
      Note: There are two Eddas. The older, consisting of 39 poems,
               was reduced to writing from oral tradition in Iceland
               between 1050 and 1133. The younger or {prose Edda},
               called also the {Edda of Snorri}, is the work of
               several writers, though usually ascribed to Snorri
               Sturleson, who was born in 1178.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edificant \Ed"i*fi*cant\, a. [L. aedificans, -antis, p. pr. of
      aedificare. See {Edify}.]
      Building; constructing. [R.] --Dugard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edification \Ed`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. aedificatio: cf. F.
      [82]dification. See {Edify}.]
      1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a
            building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense;
            moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement;
            instruction.
  
                     The assured edification of his church. --Bp. Hall.
  
                     Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with
                     what may tend to their edification.   --Addison.
  
      2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] --Bullokar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edificatory \Ed"i*fi*ca`to*ry\, a.
      Tending to edification. --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edifice \Ed"i*fice\, n. [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F.
      [82]difice. See {Edify}.]
      A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly
      applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a
      palace, a church, a statehouse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Edificial \Ed`i*fi"cial\, a. [L. aedificialis.]
      Pertaining to an edifice; structural.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, a.
      Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n.
      The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient
      Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the
      Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also
      called {Geez}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See {Ethiop}.] (Old Chem.)
      A black substance; -- formerly applied to various
      preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also
      {[92]thiops}.] [Obs.]
  
      {Ethiops martial} (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
  
      {Ethiops mineral} (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,
            obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
  
      {Ethiops per se} (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided
            state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by
            shaking it up or by exposure to the air.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See {Ethiop}.] (Old Chem.)
      A black substance; -- formerly applied to various
      preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also
      {[92]thiops}.] [Obs.]
  
      {Ethiops martial} (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
  
      {Ethiops mineral} (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,
            obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
  
      {Ethiops per se} (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided
            state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by
            shaking it up or by exposure to the air.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See {Ethiop}.] (Old Chem.)
      A black substance; -- formerly applied to various
      preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also
      {[92]thiops}.] [Obs.]
  
      {Ethiops martial} (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
  
      {Ethiops mineral} (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,
            obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
  
      {Ethiops per se} (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided
            state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by
            shaking it up or by exposure to the air.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See {Ethiop}.] (Old Chem.)
      A black substance; -- formerly applied to various
      preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also
      {[92]thiops}.] [Obs.]
  
      {Ethiops martial} (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.
  
      {Ethiops mineral} (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,
            obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.
  
      {Ethiops per se} (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided
            state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by
            shaking it up or by exposure to the air.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Etypical \E*typ"ic*al\, a. [Pref. e- + typical.] (Biol.)
      Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   EDIFACT
  
      {ISO 9735}:1988
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   eta abstraction
  
      {eta conversion}
  
  
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